JP2649069B2 - Installation method of piping terminal such as gas cock - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method of mounting a pipe terminal for mounting a gas cock or a box or the like accommodating the gas cock on a wall surface, and is provided on a back surface of a wall plate. The fixing bracket can be supported in a temporarily fixed state, thereby simplifying the work of attaching the gas cock to a wall plate.

[Prior art and its problems] As shown in Fig. 8, a conventional gas cock fixing bracket (1) is a substantially inverted U-shaped plate-like body provided with fixing cords (17) and (17). In order to attach this to the back of the wall plate, an opening (3) formed in the wall plate and smaller than the fixing bracket is used.
0), the fixing bracket (1) is inserted into the back surface of the wall plate,
Only the fixing cords (17) and (17) are pulled out to the front side of the wall plate and stretched. And when installing the gas cock,
The fixing cords (17), (17) must be continuously pulled to the surface side until the fixing fitting (1) is screwed to a flange provided in a gas cock or the like with a tightening screw.

In this method, a pipe end which is suitable for sandwiching the wall plate between the fixing bracket (1) and a flange of the pipe terminal such as a gas cock is fixed. Therefore, a wall plate having insufficient rigidity such as a gypsum board. There is also an advantage that the piping terminal can be fixed.

However, in this case, there is a problem that the pipe terminal attaching work is troublesome.

This is because when the flange such as a gas cock and the fixing bracket (1) are screwed with a fastening screw, the fixing bracket (1) is located on the back side of the wall plate, so that the screw holes thereof are visible from the front side of the wall plate. In addition to being difficult, the fixing bracket (1)
It is necessary to work while pulling the fixing cords (17), (17) from the surface side of the wall plate so as not to fall off, which makes the work difficult and time-consuming.

[Technical problem] The present invention relates to such a "fixing metal fitting (1) inserted through an opening (30) formed in a wall plate (3) into the back side of the wall plate (3). 3) The peripheral portion of the opening (30) is pressed from both front and back surfaces by the gas cock or a flange (F) provided in a box or the like for accommodating the gas cock. And the like, on the wall plate (3), in order to facilitate the work of mounting the gas cock, etc., in order to facilitate the work of mounting the gas cock, etc., the fixture (1) is temporarily fixed to the back surface of the wall plate (3). The technical task is to be able to support the state.

* Regarding the invention of the first claim [Technical Means] The technical means of the invention of the first claim, which has been taken to solve the above technical problem, is “Temporary fixing screw ( 50) is screwed upright, and the screwing position is set to a position substantially inscribed in the periphery of the opening (30) in a state where the fixing bracket (1) is inserted into the back surface of the wall plate (3) in an appropriate posture, The head of the temporary fixing screw (50) is locked from the surface side of the wall plate (3) by a notch (40) formed in the temporary fixing metal (4) and the temporary fixing metal (4). Is brought into contact with the surface of the wall plate (3).
The fixing bracket (1) is temporarily fixed to the back surface of the wall plate (3) by pressing the fixing bracket (1) and the temporary fixing bracket (4) from both the front and back surfaces of the wall plate (3). The metal fitting (4) is temporarily fixed to the surface of the wall plate (3), and in this state, the fastening screws (5),
(5) was screwed into the fixing bracket (1) in a temporarily fixed state, the temporary fixing bracket (4) was removed, and then the tightening screws (5) and (5) were tightened. " is there.

[Operation] The above technical means of the first aspect of the invention operates as follows.

Temporary fixing screw (50) screwed upright to the fixing bracket (1)
The distance between the lower end of the head and the metal fitting (1) is set to be equal to or larger than the width of the wall plate (3). In this state, the fixture (1) is positioned from the opening (30) of the wall plate (3) to the back side of the wall plate (3) and is supported by a finger in an appropriate posture.

Since the distance between the head of the temporary fixing screw (50) and the fixing bracket (1) is as described above, the temporary fixing is performed when the fixing bracket (1) is supported on the back surface of the wall plate (3). Only the vicinity of the head of the screw (50) protrudes toward the surface of the wall plate (3). Then, the head of the temporary fixing screw (50) slightly projecting from the wall plate (3) is engaged with the notch (40) of the temporary fixing metal fitting (4) so that the state is maintained. Then, the screw (50) for temporary fixing is tightened while supporting the metal fitting (4) for temporary fixing by hand.

That is, by fastening the temporary fixing screw (50), the fixing bracket (1) and the temporary fixing metal (4) are pressed against the wall plate (3) from both front and back sides, and the fixing metal (1) Is temporarily attached to the back surface of the wall plate (3).

In this way, with the fixing fitting (1) temporarily fixed to the back surface of the wall plate (3), the fixing fitting (1) and a piping terminal such as a gas cock connected to the flexible pipe terminal or the like are provided. The flange (F) is temporarily screwed with the fastening screws (5) and (5).

Then, after the screws are screwed to some extent, the metal fittings (4) for temporary fixing are removed, and then the fastening screws (5),
(5) is tightened to the final position. Thereby, the piping terminal is attached to the wall plate (3).

Depending on the shape of the back surface of the flange (F), the temporary fixing metal (4) is removed as described above, and then the temporary fixing screw (50) is screwed deeply into the opening (30).

By doing so, a pipe terminal such as a gas cock is attached to the wall plate (3) without the temporary fixing metal (4) and the temporary fixing screw (50) being in the way.

[Effects] The first aspect of the invention has the following configuration, and thus has the following specific effects.

Fixing the wall plate (3) to metal fittings (1) and metal fittings for temporary fixing (4)
By fixing the fixing bracket (1) with the wall plate (3)
Can be temporarily fixed to the back surface of the gas cock, so that it is not necessary to manually support the fixing bracket (1) until it is screwed to the flange of the gas cock or the like. It becomes something.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

The first embodiment according to the first aspect of the present invention relates to a fixing fitting for mounting a gas cock.

The fixing fitting for the pipe end fitting used for carrying out the method of the present invention has a substantially open inverted U-shape similar to the conventional one, and as shown in FIG. 1, is provided with a plurality of tightening screws (5). Screw holes (11) and (11) for screwing with the flange (F) provided in the gas cock (G) are formed at predetermined positions, and further inserted into the back surface of the wall plate (3). A screw hole (10) is formed in a position above the fixing bracket (1) and substantially at the periphery of the opening (30) of the wall plate (3) in a state of being supported at a predetermined position.

As shown in FIG. 2, the metal fitting for temporary fixing (4) has a substantially L-shaped cross section including a support plate (41) having a notch (40) formed thereon and a tongue piece (42) for supporting by hand. The notch (40) is open to the end of the support plate (41), and the width of the notch (40) is a temporary fixing screw (10) screwed into the screw hole (10). It is set slightly wider than the cross-sectional diameter of the thread part of 50).

Further, a gas cock (G) employed in the embodiment of the present invention.
Has a structure similar to the conventional one, as shown in FIG.
A flange (F) is provided, and a female screw portion is formed on the inner surface of the base end. The gas cock (G) is provided with a male screw (21) screwed to the female screw and connected to the end of the flexible tube (2) in a hermetically sealed outer periphery. ) Is connected to the terminal of the flexible tube (2).

In order to attach the gas cock (G) as described above to the wall plate (3), first, a temporary fixing screw (50) is lightly screwed into the screw hole (10) of the fixing bracket (1), and the flexible member is flexible. Tube (2)
Is pulled out from the opening (30) of the wall plate (3), and the gas cock (G) is connected to the terminal portion thereof through the joint (20) as described above.
Connect. The distance between the screw hole (10) and the lower end of the head of the temporary fixing screw (50) is set to be substantially equal to or greater than the width of the wall plate (3).

Then, the fixing fitting (1) is inserted into the back side of the wall plate (3) by using the shape of the fixing pipe (1) through the gap of the opening (30), and the flexible tube (1) is inserted into the opening of the fixing fitting (1). 2) is fitted with a finger so that the thread portion of the temporary fixing screw (50) is substantially inscribed in the peripheral portion of the opening (30). The other hand supports the tongue piece (42) of the temporary fixing metal fitting (4), and the thread at the lower end of the head of the temporary fixing screw (50) protruding toward the surface of the wall plate (3). The part is locked in the notch (40) of the metal fitting (4) for temporary fixing as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.

In this manner, when the temporary fixing metal (4) is supported by the notch (40) with the temporary fixing screw (50), the hand holding the fixing metal (1) supporting the wall plate (3) on the back surface is released. However, the fixing bracket (1) does not fall down.

In this state, by fastening the temporary fixing screw (50), the fixing metal (1) is moved from the back surface of the wall plate (3) to the support plate of the temporary fixing metal (4) as shown in FIG. Department (4
In 1), the wall plate (3) is pressed against the surface of the wall plate (3), and the fixture (1) is fixed to the back surface of the wall plate (3) as shown in FIG.

After temporarily fixing the fixing bracket (1) to the back surface of the wall plate (3) by the temporary fixing bracket (4) as described above, the screw holes and the fixing bracket formed in the flange (F) of the gas cock (G) are used. The screw holes (11) and (11) of (1) are opposed to each other, and both are screwed with the tightening screws (5) and (5). 4th
As shown in the drawing, when the fastening screws (5) and (5) are screwed into the screw holes (11) and (11) of the fixing bracket (1) to some extent, the temporary fixing bracket (4) is no longer necessary. Because
The temporary fixing bracket (4) is removed from the temporary fixing screw (50). In this embodiment, since the rear surface of the flange (F) is a uniform flat surface, the head of the temporary fixing screw (50) is further screwed into the opening (30), and then temporarily fixed. Screw (50) so that it does not protrude toward the surface of the wall plate (3). Therefore, until the flange (F) of the gas cock (G) is pressed against the wall plate (3), the tightening screws (5),
By tightening (5), the gas cock (G) is attached to the wall plate (3).

Next, a case where a box (B) accommodating a gas cock (G) is attached as shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

The box (B) also has the same structure as the conventional one, and accommodates a gas cock (G) connected to the flexible tube (2) therein, and as shown in FIG. A flange (F) is provided.

The fixture (1) for the box cock is a frame having an opening (12) large enough to accommodate the body of the box (B), and is the same as the fixture (1) for the gas cock described above. In the box (B), screw holes (11) and (11) are formed at predetermined positions facing the flange (F), and are substantially inscribed in the peripheral edge of the opening (30) of the wall plate (3). A screw hole (10) is formed at the position.

In addition, the same thing as 1st Example is employ | adopted for the metal fitting (4) for temporary fixing.

In this embodiment, first, the flexible tube (2) is taken out from the opening (30) of the wall plate (3) having the size and shape in which the box (B) is housed, and the bottom portion of the box (B) is taken out. The gas cock, which is inserted through the hole and connected to the terminal, is housed in the box (B).

Screw (50) for temporary fixing in screw hole (10) of fixing bracket (1)
Is screwed into a predetermined length, and the fixing bracket (1) is inserted into the back side of the wall plate (3), and only the head of the temporary fixing screw (50) is near the opening (30) of the wall plate (3). The fixture (1) is supported on the back surface of the wall plate (3) so as to protrude toward the front side from a position substantially inscribed in the peripheral portion.

Then, as described above, the vicinity of the head of the temporary fixing screw (50) projecting to the surface side of the wall plate (3) is neglected by the notch (40) of the temporary fixing metal fitting (4). Tighten the fixing screw (50) to temporarily fix the fixing bracket (1) to the back surface of the wall plate (3).

Thus, the box (B) is housed in the opening (12) such that the box (B) fits into the opening (12) of the fixing bracket (1) temporarily fixed to the back surface of the wall plate (3). And
The box (B) is fixed by tightening the screw holes (11), (11) of the fixture (1) and the screw hole of the flange of the box (B) with the screw in the same manner as in the first embodiment. It will be attached to the wall plate (3).

If the flange (F) of the box (B) is formed as shown in FIG. 5, even if the flange (F) of the box (B) is pressed against the wall plate (3), it is used for temporary fixing. The metal fitting (4) and the temporary fixing screw (50) do not hinder the same, but for aesthetics, as in the case of the first embodiment,
It is only necessary to remove the temporary fixing bracket (4) and screw the temporary fixing screw (50) deep into the inside of the wall plate (3).

* Regarding the second aspect of the invention The second aspect of the invention solves the same technical problem as the first aspect of the invention.
Has an effect.

[Technical Means] The technical means of the second aspect of the present invention, which has been taken to solve the above-mentioned technical problem, is described as follows: “The inner peripheral edge of the fixing bracket (1) or its vicinity and the opposite side thereof are opposite to each other. A pair of fixing cords (17), (17) are connected in series at a certain position, and a substantially U-shaped temporary fixing frame (6) having an inner peripheral opening area larger than the opening (30) is formed on the opposite side. Are provided with locking pieces (61) and (61), respectively, and are attached to the surface side of the wall plate (3) substantially concentrically with the opening (30) of the temporary fixing frame (6). The free ends of the fixing cords (17), (17) of the fixing bracket (1) attached to the back side of (3) are fixed to the locking pieces (61), (61) of the temporary fixing frame (6). The fixing bracket (1) is held on the back surface of the wall plate (3), and in this state, the tightening screws (5) and (5) penetrated through the flange (F) are attached to the fixing bracket (1). Temporary tightening, then Serial fixing cord (17), the engaging piece (17) (6
1) and (61), the temporary fixing frame (6) is removed, and then the tightening screws (5) and (5) are tightened to the final tightening position. "

[Operation] The above technical means of the second aspect of the invention operates as follows.

Conventional operations such as connection between a pipe terminal such as a gas cock and a flexible tube (2) in a wall plate (3), and subsequent insertion of the fixing fitting (1) into the inner surface of the wall plate (3) are performed by conventional methods. It is done in the same way as the ones. In order to hold the fixture (1) attached to the back surface of the wall plate (3), in the present invention, a temporary fixing frame (6) is attached to the front surface of the wall plate (3). The fixing cords (17) and (17) provided on the fixing bracket (1) are pulled out to the front side, and this free end is wound around the locking pieces (61) and (61) projecting from the temporary fixing frame (6). To lock.

As a result, the temporary fixing frame (6) and the fixing bracket (1) are positioned on the front and back of the wall plate (3), and the two are fixed to the fixing cord (17),
It is pulled by (17), and the fixture (1) is maintained in a state of being attached to the back surface of the wall plate (3).

Thereafter, the fastening screws (5) and (5) penetrating through the flange (F) of the piping terminal such as a gas cock to which the flexible tube (2) is connected are screwed into the fixture (1) in a temporarily tightened state. . At this time, the opening of the temporary fixing frame (6) is the opening (30).
Since the size is set to be larger than the size, the fastening screws (5) and (5) can be inserted. Furthermore, in the temporary fastening state, there is a sufficient space between the flange (F) and the wall plate (3).
When the temporary fixing frame (6) is removed while these strings are left after releasing 7) and (17), the fixing bracket (1) is located on the back side of the wall plate (3), and the flange (F) and the flange (F) are removed. Fixing bracket (1)
Are temporarily connected by the fastening screws (5) and (5).

In this state, when the posture of the terminal is properly adjusted and the tightening screws (5) and (5) are finally tightened, the terminal is attached to the wall plate (3) in a predetermined posture.

[Effects] The second aspect of the present invention has the above configuration, and thus has the following specific effects.

By winding the fixing cords (17) and (17) around the locking pieces (61) and (61), the wall plate (3) is temporarily fixed by the fixing bracket (1) and the temporary fixing frame (6). Since it can be held, there is no need to manually hold the fixing bracket (1) until it is screwed to the flange of the gas cock or the like, so that the work of attaching the gas cock or the like to the wall plate (3) is simple. It will be.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the second aspect of the invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the method according to this embodiment, the fixing bracket (1) includes fixing cords (17) having a thin metal core similar to that shown in FIG. Adopt 1).

The locking frame (6) for locking the fixing cords (17), (17) is configured as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, when the gas cock (G) having the flange (F) is fixed to the wall plate (3), the temporary fixing frame (6) has a size of the open area on the inner peripheral side. The size is substantially the same as the size of the opening (30), and the whole is substantially U-shaped larger than the fixing bracket (1). Projections as locking pieces (61), (61) are implanted in the middle of the linear portions (62), (62) extending from both ends of the arc-shaped portion of the temporary fixing frame (6). When the temporary fixing frame (6) is positioned in a state where the temporary fixing frame (6) is placed in a state of being superimposed on the fixing bracket (1) attached to the inner surface of the wall plate (3), as shown in FIG. The locking pieces (61), (61) and the attachment portions of the fixing cords (17), (17) to the fixing bracket (1) are located in front and rear.

In this embodiment, as described above, a state in which the temporary fixing frame (6) is superimposed from the surface of the wall plate (3) on the fixing bracket (1) previously inserted into the back surface of the wall plate (3). so,
When the fixing cords (17) and (17) are wound around the locking pieces (61) and (61), the fixing fitting (1) is held on the back surface of the wall plate (3). In this embodiment, the fixing cord (1
Since 7) and (17) are configured to include a metal core material, the winding state is maintained only by winding the fixing cord as described above. In the case of a string of a type not having such a core material, it may be locked by temporarily tying.

Thereafter, when each operation is performed according to the procedure described in detail in the section of operation, the gas cock (G) as a terminal tool is attached and fixed to the surface of the wall plate (3).

The method according to the second aspect of the present invention can be applied to the mounting of a box cock in the same manner as the first aspect of the present invention. In this case, the temporary fixing frame (6) is attached in FIG. As shown in the figure, the entire shape may be set to a square U-shape, that is, a shape in which one side of a rectangular frame is open.

In addition, the gourmet hole (45) as shown in FIG. 9 may be formed in the temporary fixing metal fitting (4) employed in the first aspect of the present invention, instead of the notch (40).

Needless to say, the large diameter portion of the gourd hole (45) is set larger than the head of the temporary fixing screw (50).
In the case of the temporary fixing fitting (4), it can be used in the same manner as the temporary fixing fitting (4) described above.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of a fixing bracket (1) according to a first embodiment of the first invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a temporary fixing bracket (4), and FIG. 3 is a temporary fixing bracket (1). Explanatory drawing of stop state, 4th
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a gas cock (G) mounted state, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of another embodiment, FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of a modified example of the temporary fixing fitting (4), and FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of an intermediate step of the first embodiment of the invention, FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of another example of the temporary fixing frame (6), and FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a conventional example. … Fixing bracket (3)… Wall plate (30)… Opening (4)… Temporary fixing bracket (40)… Notch (5), (5)… Tightening screw (50)… Temporary fixing Screw (F) Flange (6) Temporary fixing frame

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A fixing bracket (1) is inserted through an opening (30) in which a wall plate (3) is formed into the back side of the wall plate (3) and is attached to the back surface of the wall plate (3). And a flange (F) provided on a gas cock or a box for accommodating the gas cock.
In the method of mounting a pipe terminal such as a gas cock for attaching the gas cock or the like to the wall plate (3) by clamping the peripheral portion of the opening (30) from both front and back surfaces, the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the fixing bracket (1) The temporary fixing screw (50) is screwed upright, and the screwing position is adjusted to the opening (3) with the fixing bracket (1) inserted into the back surface of the wall plate (3) in an appropriate posture.
The head of the temporary fixing screw (50) is engaged with the notch (40) formed in the temporary fixing metal fitting (4) from the front side of the wall plate (3). The fixing bracket (4) is brought into contact with the surface of the wall plate (3), and the fixing bracket (1) and the temporary fixing bracket (4) are tightened by tightening the temporary fixing screw (50). The metal fittings (1) are fixed to the back surface of the wall plate (3), and the metal fittings for temporary fixing (4) are fixed to the wall plate (3) so as to be pressed against the front and back surfaces of the wall plate (3).
The fixing screws (5), (5) penetrating the flange (F) are screwed into the fixing bracket (1) in this state in a temporarily fixed state. 4) A method of mounting a pipe terminal such as a gas cock, which removes and then tightens the tightening screws (5) and (5). 2. A fixing bracket (1) is inserted through an opening (30) formed in the wall plate (3) into the back side of the wall plate (3) and is attached to the back surface of the wall plate (3). And a flange (F) provided on a gas cock or a box for accommodating the gas cock.
In a method of mounting a pipe terminal such as a gas cock for attaching the gas cock or the like to the wall plate (3) by clamping the peripheral edge of the opening (30) from both front and back surfaces, the inner peripheral edge of the fixing bracket (1) Alternatively, a pair of fixing cords (17) and (17) are connected at positions near and opposite to each other, and have a substantially U-shaped shape having an inner peripheral opening area larger than the opening ((30)). Locking pieces (61), on opposite sides of the temporary fixing frame (6),
(61), the temporary fixing frame (6) is attached to the front surface of the wall plate (3) substantially concentrically with the opening (30), and attached to the back surface of the wall plate (3). The free ends of the fixing cords (17) and (17) of the fixing metal fitting (1) are wound around the locking pieces (61) and (61) of the temporary fixing frame (6), and the fixing metal fitting (1) is used.
Is held on the back surface of the wall plate (3), and in this state, the fastening screws (5) and (5) penetrating through the flange (F) are temporarily fastened to the fixing bracket (1). String (1
7) and (17) are released from the locking pieces (61) and (61), and the temporary fixing frame (6) is removed, and then the tightening screws (5) and (17) are removed.
(5) A method of mounting a pipe terminal such as a gas cock, which is tightened to the final tightening position.